At the Institute of Digital Games, you're part of a dynamic research and game development community. We frequently organise events for our students to expand their network and complement their education with research insights from different areas. If you want to stay up to date with the events you can check this calendar, subscribe to our Newsletter, or follow us on the social media of your choice.
29-31 January 2027 - Malta Global Game Jam - (Open to the public. Registration required).
TBC February 2027 - Info Session for prospective students - (Free, online, and open to the public - Registration is recommended to be able to ask questions and interact during the webinar)
30 January to 1 February - Malta Global Game Jam (open to the public)
27 February - DGP0941 - Creating Virtual Worlds - (DegreePlus course teaches the basics of Unity and Unreal Engine for Game Development)
24 February 2026 - 16:00 - Info session for prospective MSc in Digital Game students (online - registration required)
3rd March 2026 - 18:00 - IDG Game Studies Reading Group - "Playing with the Dead: Dead Pools and the Case of Fantamorto."
14 March 2026 - 12:00 - 13:00 - Escape a digital museum and design your own game (Online - open to the public)
23 March 17:30 - 20:30 - Grand Theft Hamlet - Movie and Discussion - Aula Prima, Valletta Campus (free and open to the public)
24 March 18:00-19:30 - To Someone Holding a Hammer... - Theatre, Valletta Campus (free and open to the public)
16–18 April 2026 - Masters Fair at the Campus Hub - Attendees can apply for free!
21 April 14:30-15:30 - The History of Czechoslovak and Slovak Digital Games: Game Dev Behind the Iron Curtain (free and open to the public)
6 May 14:00-16:00 - Innovative Journey Board Game - Environmental sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and citizen participation (UM students only)
6 May 15:30-16:30 - MOSAIC HUB 3 - Game Jams, Art and Creative Expression (Free / Online / Open to the public)
6 May 17:00 - 18:30 - PDP Module 2 - Foundations of Cultural Education: From Policy to Practice (Free / Online / Open to the public)
13 May 18:00 - 22:00 - Board Game Night with Mighty Boards with a Twist: Playtesting your games (Free and open to the public)
28 May 16:00 CEST - Game Producer Progam Info Session and Lecture on team motivation in game teams (Online by Dania Academy - 1 scholarship for IDG student available)
10 June - 19:30 - 22:30 - Malta Videogame Developers Association Launch (Free and open to all stakeholders)
25 September 18:00-23:00 - Science in the City Street Festival (Free and open to the public)
2-4 October - Maker Faire Malta (Free and open to the public)
10-11 October - Storytelling Game Jam (with Heritage Malta at Comicon)
14 October 18:00-22:00 - Board Game and Playtesting Night (Free and open to the public)
14 October 2026 - DGP0941 - Creating Virtual Worlds - (DegreePlus course teaches the basics of Unity and Unreal Engine for Game Development)
19 October 18:00-19:00 - Does ChatGPT understand your emotions? - Prof. Joost Broekens - Head of the Affective Computing and Human Robot Interaction group at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) of Leiden University (Free and open to the public)
21 October 2026 - Playtesting Project Odyssey (University of Malta Library - Open to the public)
22 October 2026 - Fan Studies and Game Design - Guest Lecture for IDG5156 - Game Design by Nicole Lamerichs (Open to students and alumni of University of Malta - contact us for details)
23 October 2026- 17:00 Keynote Address: Professor Stefano Gualeni: Existence and Care in Virtual Worlds? - North American Sartre Society (Conference attendance - contact Institute of Digital Games for participation)
28 October 2026 - Digital Humanities Reading Group: Text Chapter 6 of the revised 2022 edition of Rune Klevjer's What is the Avatar?- (Open to the public but reading discussion is expected - Prof. Klevjer will be joining us for a Q&A at the end of the session)
31 October 2026 - 11:00 - Virtually in Ruins: Decay and Ruination in the Virtual World by Dr Daniel Vella (Open to the public - Community Space, MUŻA, Valletta)
31 October 2026 - 11:45 Existence and Care in Virtual Worlds Speaker by Prof. Stefano Gualeni (Open to the public - Community Space, MUŻA, Valletta)
6-9 November 2026 - Generating Awareness for Migrant Experiences (Apply by 20 October - Local Councils' Association, Marsa - 18–30 with a migration background residing in Malta)
13–14 November 2026 - Heritage Jam - (Open to the public - Organised under PULSE-ART project)
18-19 November 2026 - Playcon - (Free and Open to the Public)
3–4 December 2026 - Joint Conference on Serious Games (JCSG 2026) - Valletta, Malta (Call for Papers extended until 31 May 2026)